Category: Running

Recently I’ve been sidelined with some ankle injuries and my running has taken a hit. I won’t get into it because honestly I don’t know what’s going on. However, I can say we are getting better and just in time for a review of the Merrell AllOut Fuse. With my injury I have had to take a step back form… Read more →

See what I did there? Well it is 2014 and I am thoroughly excited for what’s coming out with the shoes I am selling. I am going to give you a quick and dirty rundown of all the awesomeness that I cannot wait for. So, in no particular order, here goes: Merrell Merrell is a shoe company that is totally… Read more →

And we keep growing… In the last couple of weeks, my team of negotiators has been diligently working around the clock on sealing the deal with the folks over at UltrAspire. Actually that couldn’t be farther from the truth. We struck it up online and the rest is history. Simple and effective. So why did I go after UltrAspire? And… Read more →

Well Mom & Dad, its about that time again. Time to start stressing about car pools, bus schedules, bed times, and a diet that doesn’t involve 3 Popsicles a day. Whether you want to believe it or not, school is starting in just a few weeks (My wife has to go back August 6th!). What I remember specifically about going back to… Read more →

Starting today you are going to see a new “movement” in the way some stuff is done with me, my business, and (most importantly) some social responsibility. I’ve been asked by the good people at Kindrunner.com to be an ambassador for their new site. At first look you will see that yes they are a running store offering great running stuff…… Read more →

Its been awhile since I’ve written something that wasn’t about a) a shoe or b) a race that I didn’t finish. I have a bunch of shoe reviews in the hopper but nothing that’s fully baked yet. So, you get this post… Wednesdays are days that are kind of different in the AM due to my wife not working on… Read more →

MANCHESTER, MO/MY BASEMENT & CAR TRUNK. Well, this is my attempt at a quasi-Press Release… It’s more like super exciting news for Take it on the Run. Just in time for Spring, I’ll be adding 3 brands to my Arsenal of Awesome: Merrell, DryMax Socks, & Zensah. With Merrell, I will be focusing on their M Connect™ line. This line of… Read more →

Greetings friends. A few weeks ago, I hinted at getting some new shoes from Altra called the Torin. Well, I had the privilege to review them on a website waaay bigger than this one, RunBlogger. Below are a couple pics of the shoes and some quick takeaways, however to read the full article, read it here on Runblogger.com. Zero Drop awesomeness with… Read more →

Greetings everyone. With the IRRA Running Event closing up shop in Austin Last weekend, there were a lot of new fun and exciting items. This is not a post about that event. Sorry to burst your bubble. Next year, if the budget is willing, we’ll get down there. Anyway, while I wasn’t there, there were some new items from my… Read more →

As a small business owner with limited start up capital (or no start-up capital for that matter) I don’t like to have a lot of inventory on hand. I look at it and get angry because those shoes aren’t making me any money. Selfish? Yes. but I would rather have the tiniest profit than a bunch of product on hand.… Read more →